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Synonyms and Antonyms of occlusive

(noun.communication)
plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (noun.communication)

(noun.communication)
continuant, continuant consonant
consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract (noun.communication)

(noun.communication)
obstruent
a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth (noun.communication)

(noun.communication)
labial stop
a stop consonant that is produced with the lips (noun.communication)
(noun.communication)
glottal catch, glottal plosive, glottal stop
a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel (noun.communication)
(noun.communication)
click, suction stop
a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu) (noun.communication)

(noun.communication)
implosion
the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant (noun.communication)
(noun.communication)
explosion, plosion
the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant (noun.communication)

tending to occlude (adj.pert)

occlusion
closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) (noun.state)

a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (noun.communication)

occlusive
tending to occlude (adj.pert)
tending to occlude (adj.pert)

occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it (noun.communication)
(verb.contact)
block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude
block passage through (verb.contact)

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